According to a report at RS, at a UK convention a Hasbro rep confirmed some information on four of the battle packs coming up next year - including one that I hadn't heard of before "Jundland Wastes Encounter". This set is rumored to include Luke Skywalker, Tusken Raider, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Ben Kenobi.

I'd have to think the motivation for the pack is that Hasbro has realized that without a movie to drive the "kiddie" side of the market, all they have for sales is the collector aspect. If you're a loose collector, then we can happily say who cares, but for the carded or MIMP types, they're screwed and Hasbro knows it.

And honestly, the display boxes they've been putting out do look pretty nice and you could do a clean display of them side by side or stacked and it would look great. The backgrounds look good too.

So here's what I expect in this one (which I will, of course, be passing on):

-Luke Skywalker (2006 Saga Collection repack with no poncho or hat, but with rifle)-Obi-Wan Kenobi (2004 OTC Spirit repainted to be a living Kenobi)-R2-D2 (VOTC version since they apparently refuse to do the R4-G9 R2 they've been picturing for the last eight months)-C-3P0 (POTF2 Flashback Desert Worn Threepio)-Tusken Raider (Saga 2003 Camp Ambush Tusken with regular head)

either way i'm ok. covered these bases a long time ago.......well most of them. still waiting for a really good tusken, the new votc one any good? from what i can tell he's plaqued by pimp daddy robe statis like votc ben kenobi.

Hopefully it uses the Saga 2003 Tusken with the removable head, since he hasn't been rereleased and is a pretty sweet figure. The POTJ version is a great sculpt for what it is (a relatively static figure), but he's already been rereleased in the OTC and is a lot easier to find these days than the Saga version.